Africa's Rapid Split: Mysterious Pulses and a New Ocean in the Making
TL;DR
Scientists have discovered a mysterious rhythmic pulse in the Earth's mantle beneath the Afar region, linked to the rifting of the African continent, which may lead to the formation of a new ocean basin and provides a rare opportunity to observe continental breakup in real time.
Topics:worldscience#africa#continental-rifting#mantle-pulse#science#tectonic-plates#volcanic-activity
- “This Shouldn’t Be Happening”: This Mysterious Pulse Beneath Africa Is Tearing the Continent Apart (and a New Ocean Is Forming) africatimes.com
- A new ocean in the making: This as Africa continues to split into two on east coast WION
- Less than a million years for a new ocean: the African continent is splitting fast valleyvanguardonline.com
- “They Watched the Ground Tear Open”: Giant Crack in Kenya Signals Africa Is Slowly Splitting in Two (and a new ocean is forming) africatimes.com
- “They Found Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat”: Scientists Detect Pulsing Mantle Beneath Africa That’s Slowly Tearing the Continent Apart africatimes.com
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